Whether he”s trolling the high seas for treasure or blasting off for the moon, young reporter-sleuth Tintin and his faithful dog, Snowy, have delighted readers everywhere for generations with their timeless adventures. John Tintin and Snowy as they tackle the toughest mysteries around the world. – From ‘Little Brown And Company’ book jacket

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Difference between the movie and the book:

The film mainly draws its story from The Secret of the Unicorn and The Crab with the Golden Claws, and only a little bit of Red Rackham’s Treasure .

There are several differences from the source material. Notably, Ivan Sakharine in the comic strip is a minor character, neither an antagonist nor the descendant of Red Rackham. The main villains of the story are instead the Bird brothers, absent from the film adaptation (save for a small “cameo” in the initial sequence at the market).– wikipedia.com

Interesting facts about the book and/or movie:

The author/artist’s real name is Remi Georges. Hergé is his pen name.

One of the most popular European comics of the 20th century and is translated into 50 different languages.

The series first appeared in French in Le Petit Vingtième, a children’s supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le XXe Siècle.

Snowy is a fox terrier and is called Milou in the original French version.

The first film adaptation of Tin Tin was a stop-motion production with puppets from a small Belgian studio.

The 2011 movie was a motion capture 3D film based on three stories published in the 1940s, The Crab with the Golden Claws , The Secret of the Unicorn, and Red Rackham’s Treasure.

Jamie Bell replaced Thomas Sangster, who dropped out due to a delay in production.

Won “Best Animated Film” at the Toronto Film Critic Association Awards and at the Golden Globes.

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In My Opinion…..

I was hesitant to watch this movie because I didn’t hear a lot of buzz around this movie. Then I realized that Spielburg and Jackson were co-directing so I decided to give it a chance. The use of Jackson’s Weta technology definitely made the movie live up to it’s potential! I was surprised how lifelike everything was and you sort of forget that it’s all animated. I enjoyed the opening sequence, which gives the audience a look at TinTin’s roots and where he’s come from. The thing about this movie is that there is non-stop action and humour and you don’t have to be a fan of Tintin to enjoy this movie!